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Post by jojo on Aug 12, 2014 13:55:33 GMT
This is more a moan about the world than any request. Just downloaded a new driver for my NVIDIA graphics card and along came a load of garbage, including its firewall, plus a pile of auto-upgrading nonsense. This is bad enough with stuff we choose to install, but graphics cards are generally, essential. I understand that other card companies are just as bad. I'm currently removing as much of the NVIDIA nonsense as I can, including their nwiz. Kinda stuck with the ForceWare Network Activation Manager. The firewall is turned off, but no way of removing the crap that goes with it.  |
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Post by mikkh on Aug 12, 2014 17:20:20 GMT
That is why you should never pick express install :-p (in any software install)
There's usually a custom option and if you don't recognise anything, you don't need it - just pick the Graphics Driver, that's the only important thing
ATI/AMD are the only real competitors, and yes they're as bad if you don't pick custom install. They call it Display Driver though
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Post by jojo on Aug 12, 2014 22:07:50 GMT
It's been suggested I could un-install all my NVIDIA stuff and reload.
Thinking about it.
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Post by mikkh on Aug 13, 2014 6:52:37 GMT
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Post by jojo on Aug 13, 2014 11:14:06 GMT
Thanks mikkh. You do have a habit of coming up with the goods.  I turned off the NVIDIA services, but will turn them all back on again. Gonna try in now, first on the W7 drive. If all goes well, I'll do the XP drive. |
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Post by mikkh on Aug 13, 2014 11:57:26 GMT
I was looking for something similar myself after trying various cards in a machine, and came across that
I needed a specific cure for a system with a TV as a monitor, connected via DVI to HDMI on the TV, to utilise the TV speakers
Turns out Nvidia doesn't really cover the situation, but ATI/AMD do via an optional HDMI audio extra
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Post by jojo on Aug 15, 2014 9:16:22 GMT
I've used this very successfully with W7. It is recommended to run it in SAFE mode, which is worth remembering.
When I attempted to run it in SAFE mode in XP though, initially, is did nothing, then switched the machine off! Not a restart, just off. I tried it twice to be sure.
It seems to work just fine in 'ordinary'. (Does anyone know what the usual screen mode is called? Or if it has a name? Just realised I don't.)
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Post by mikkh on Aug 15, 2014 10:42:31 GMT
Standard (generic driver) mode is just called VGA - 256 colours and max 800x600 resolution which is what 'safe mode' downgrades to
If you mean what is it called when it has a real driver installed - no idea! I just call it 'working' !!
.... and I ignored the recommendation to run in safe mode anyway, life's too short to follow ALL the rules
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